A Grade II listed cottage in a remote part of Powys, Wales, is set to go to online auction with a guide price of £99,950. The property, which dates back to the 18th century, still contains the former occupant's possessions, including clothes pegged over the fireplace, coats, hats, and an umbrella. Despite smoke damage and a lack of services, the cottage is described as having obvious potential as a rural retreat.
Property Details and History
The cottage consists of two main ground-floor rooms: a lounge with an impressive inglenook fireplace and a bedroom. Both spaces retain items from the previous occupant, such as china ornaments and clothing. There are no stairs to the first floor, so the upper layout is unknown. Adjacent to the main rooms is a separate space accessed via a wooden stable door, which was originally a two-stall animal house with a hay loft above, reflecting a time when animals lived alongside their owner.
According to the estate agent Morris Marshall & Poole, the cottage has no current services. The property is listed by Cadw as 'a well-preserved smallholder's cottage with integral farm building, of strong vernacular character'. The original 18th-century local stone structure was faced in red brick during the early 19th century.
Land and Additional Buildings
The cottage comes with approximately 2.74 acres of land across two paddocks, ideal for a smallholding. The land extends across the lane to include a detached, dilapidated building thought to have once operated as a forge. The forge still contains a massive fireplace and remnants of its past, including washing hanging up to dry.
Auction Information
The cottage, land, and old forge will be sold via online auction by Morris Marshall & Poole, Llanidloes, on Thursday, September 10 at 2pm, with a guide price of £99,950. The property offers panoramic rural views and a chance to create a countryside dream home.
